RightClick 1.1 released

Build your own desktop menu

https://www.stardock.com/products/rightclick
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Stardock RightClick lets you design your own right-click desktop menu. Add program short-cuts, folders, disk space monitors, RSS readers, and virtually anything you can imagine to it.  Get it on its own or as part of Object Desktop.

Your desktop is usually covered with windows. No problem, RightClick enables you to assign a hot-key to bring it up any time, any where.  It's also fully skinnable and supports adding DesktopX widgets to your menus.

RightClick is easy to use yet very powerful.  Menus are created using a straight forward configuration program. Virtually anything one could imagine having in their desktop menu can be done with RightClick.

New to version 1.1:

  • Better WindowBlinds skinning support
  • Supports embedding DesktopX widgets into menus
  • Supports embedding gadgets into menus

Note: RightClick 1.1A was released on 7/27 to address a bug with how folder short-cuts were viewed.

Screenshots:

Home Page:
https://www.stardock.com/products/rightclick

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Anyone update yet ? I really love this program but if I lose my menu again im may cry. Its just the way I like it. But the Auto start no longer functions for some reason. It worked until I did all my updates and that was the only thing that didnt function..so Im anxious to see if this works.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'll let you know Karen. I've got my config backed up. But if it kills that too, I'll really be pissed Haven't had any problems with the auto start.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just updated, seems to work fine. Haven't really checked it out much, but It's a go for me
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i love this program too, and don't think i could live without it now...

just updated and it remembered my previous config...hurrah...

two minor niggles so far:-

1. When going to Help-About RightClick it lists the version as 1.01
2. You have to individually select the opacity for each seperate popup menu item
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

just updated and it remembered my previous config...hurrah...


good enough for me .....
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I made sure the versions were updated, but I think there's an About box somewhere that's not resyncing on the server. 7/25/05  16:08       1,589,340  RightClick.exe and you should be all set.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top


whoa !!!!!

update, and i hope it's just me...

while it's true that rightclick remembered my previous config, when i tried to access a menu item (my computer explorer folder) i got a fatal error and right click shuts down....i had to revert to my previous installation and lost my config...

be careful when upgrading..
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
sorry, this was a repeat of above message
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I updated too and I also cannot access my computer, my pictures. It just shuts down. Was this bloody thing tested properly before release. Come on Stardock, you are quickly losing friends.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ok, not so happy now....

i have now completely uninstalled rightclick, rebooted my computer, and have now re-downloaded right click...stardock central tells me it is version 1.10.002

when i goto help, about it tells me it is version 1.01, build 733

when i add 'my computer' as a menu item (to open in a folder), rightclick encounters a problem and shuts down with the following error messages:

AppName: rightclick.exe AppVer: 1.0.1.733 ModName: rightclick.exe
ModVer: 1.0.1.733 Offset: 000351ec

i would give more info, but when i goto detailed reports it lists a error message text file being created under windows/temp, but it doesn't exist

wouldn't mind so much if this was a beta release
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've stopped IIS on the servers and made sure the file sync'd so it's reporting 1.10 properly now.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

You've added shortcut flyouts to My Computer and My Pictures and it's crashing when you go to them?

If it's reproducible, visit https://www.stardock.com/products/smartexception and follow the directions to install SmartException. Email the .cra and .dmp files in produces in \program files\stardock\smartexception to [email protected].

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I was able to add My Computer without a problem... for a moment. I then added My Documents and it crashed as you described above. Then I restarted and tried My Computer and it also crashed in the same manner.

EDIT: Upon restarting again, I see that my menu is now messed up. Some stuff I added is there, other stuff is missing.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
[buzzh58]
I updated too and I also cannot access my computer, my pictures. It just shuts down. Was this bloody thing tested properly before release. Come on Stardock, you are quickly losing friends.


Now you tell me....sigh. I just got it to fix the auto start up.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well..this has to be a first. Mine works. I lost nothing and while it still wouldnt apply in the setting to start up on reboot..it did let me make a short cut in documents and settings>User>start-up. I just right clicked there and made shortcut to c drive>program files>Stardock
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

when i goto help, about it tells me it is version 1.01, build 733


mine also says v1.01 build 733
hmm..
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
f it's reproducible, visit https://www.stardock.com/products/smartexception Link and follow the directions to install SmartException. Email the .cra and .dmp files in produces in \program files\stardock\smartexception to [email protected].



i have just sent you the exceptionlog...i hope it helps
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well, I guess I spoke too soon also. I had 1.01 and it would crash when I used something from the "Special Folders" menu...Recycle Bin, My Computer, My Documents, etc. Other shortcuts to programs and folders worked fine. It just seemed to be those. It also would leave a menu just floating on the desk on reboot. I had to go to the Parent menu and click the one that was on the desk and it would disappear. Updated again to the 1.10 version. Still the same problems with the "Special Folders" causing it to crash. No floating menu sitting there now and shortcuts to folders and programs work.
I didn't see how you guys could put out another build with problems after all the other problems that have been going on with these programs, but you did. And put up a wrong build first. The files were different sizes so they had to be different builds.
This just is not the way to run a business. Test this stuff!!! And don't say you have. Obviously not enough with the IP problems, the SDC problems, and now this. I use this program second only to Windowblinds and now half of it doesn't work.Screw this crap. Fix it!
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i had the previous version and it worked totally ok...including the special folders...

i am in complete agreement with Boss019...it wasn't tested with nearly enough depth...i feel lost without rightclick, and now i have a version that doesn't work and when this problem is fixed i will have to spend hours getting it back to how it was before....

rightclick is a fabulous program and deserves better than to have such an untested release released ! shakes the faith...
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It was tested, for months. And it works perfectly here.  We're trying to reproduce the issues you guys are mentioning.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
BTW, like I said, we are TRYING to reproduce the problems you're having but they're not happening here.  You may want to try uninstalling and reinstalling it just to be sure you have all the correct files.
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Below are the files that should be in the RightClick directory. Please make sure yours are updated. If it asked for a reboot earlier and you might have deffered that for later, please do so now.

I don't have easy answers tonight, so far we're not able to reproduce these crashes. Worst-case, zip up your RightClick dir, remove Either the files below or the whole directory, and see if this is happening with a totally fresh install.

9/30/04  17:32       1,645,320  GdiPlus.dll
6/17/05  19:08          40,960  ShellHook.dll
7/26/05  18:48       1,589,340  RightClick.exe

7/26/05  19:53           3,860  desktopmenu.obbar
7/26/05  19:53          30,054  desktopmenu_ss.bmp
7/26/05  19:53             241  RightClick.ini

7/13/05  16:06          30,054  RightC_ss.bmp
6/17/05  19:03          94,208  Skintool.exe
7/25/05  16:11           4,405  eula.txt
7/25/05  16:30           1,594  readme.txt

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
IP worked perfectly there too, I would assume. And look at all the havoc that thing caused. I'll try the uninstall reinstall but this is no way to release stuff.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
have checked my rightclick directory and i have exactly the files listed...

also, as stated before, i completely uninstalled, rebooted, then reinstalled (after downloading using SDC) and still the same problem

good luck guys, i hope you can fix it
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
a little more info for you..

this problem happens when i have, in the menu item properties, unchecked the box "show folder in a menu"...if i leave the box checked, i can rightclick on the 'my computer' menu item, select 'open' from that menu, and it opens 'my computer' in a folder, without crashing..